New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-11
Suicide of Rev. Charles Ward.

| A dispatch from New Y ork OF May 4, says:
Key Charles Ward formerly rector OF St.
Pauls Episcopal church at Englewood, N.
| j., who shot himself and wife and tried to
kill his little daughter last February. was
| found dead in his room at the home OF Judge
Drew, Rockland Lake. Judge Drew is the
rector's counsel in the criminal prosecu-
ton brought against him, and also in
the case OF the suit OF his wife for
bill as separation. About three
weeks ago the Judge had his client taken to
| his home SO as to be with him when he
| prepared his answer to the charges His
dead body was found this afternoon, and
IN the room was an empty bottle which
had formerly contained n mixture of hy-
drade OF chloral. The buiy was discovered
| by DR.. Watson OF Washington, D. c.. a.
guest OF Judge Drew. note was found in
Mr.. Wards handwriting addressed to Mr.
Watson, saying that the choral prescribed
| was not strong enough, and that he had
! been obliged to take it all together. DR..
Ward was long time rector of the Epis-
copal Church at Winona, Minnesota.
1t is understood that Gen. c.. c.. Augur,
who is to have command OF the national
drill encampment, will offer positions on
his staff to Brig. Gen. James r. Canadian,
OF Indiana, Brighten. tombstone Jones, OF
North Carolina; DR.. David w. Yandell, OF
Louisville, KY; and Capt. Samuel T. Car
mis-, OF Memphis, Tenn. The Second brig
ade band, .of Iowa, has been engaged by
the military committee as headquarters
band. The we'll known Busch Zouaves en-
tered for the camp, although too late to
compete in the drill.
The United States geological survey
has taken immediate action to collect re-
liable information regarding the recent
90 NJ Az
send letters OF inquiry with printed ques-
tions covering all the points of informa-
ton desired. The disturbed area seems
to be a circle OF some four hundred miles
radius, one quarter as large as the Charles
ton earthquake and nearly third OF the
area OF the Riviera earthquake.
W. H. Bolton, superintendent of second
class matter in the Chicago postoffice, who
was convicted OF embezzlement OF about
$25, 600, was sentenced to four years impri
sonment He has been in hospital i'll ever
since his arrest.
The late D. Binney, bishop OF Nova
Scotia was arranging to build a fine cath
edral at Halifax at the time OF his death.
He had been bishop OF Nova Scotia since
1851.
lie Paris states that France has con-
Guided a defensive alliance with certain
other powers, and that henceforth France
will not be alone in the event OF aggres-
sion against her. This is supposed to refer
to Russia, which refuses to Join the triple
alliance.
Mrs. j. S. Mccormick Of Omaha while
the rest OF the family were at the theater,
heard 81 strange man in the hallway, and
rushing out, she grabbed him, saying You
are - thief" He knocked her down with
a revolver and ran OUT escaping with two
,foIn fnh Ia II h., liz
OF silverware which he had seized in the
house. being the wedding gifts OF Mrs. Nc
Cormick's daughter
John J. Cornelson, who assaulted and
cowhided Judge Reid OF Kentucky causing
him to commit suicide, and who was SEN
fenced to Jail for three years, was re-
leased on a writ Of habeas corpus by Mag
istrate Stoffer The affair has created O.
sensation.
At Warren, H., the pcstoffice building
and business houses OF L. e. Morris Rohr
& Evans, William Spofford and William
Phillips were bnrned. Loss $4,000 to
| 100000; insurance Sc, 500. All the mail
was saved.
The fertilizer works OF NJ Dorsey OF
Highland Md, were burned. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, $4,000.
The business failures during the first sew
| Gil dhJe ~ May HulIlDcE lOF Uuc OulUtu
| States 153 and for Canada 90; total, 1872,
| against 1S1 the week before, and 192 for the
| corresponding week OF last year.
George w. Childs birthday anniversary
occurs May II, and that day special
! efforts will be made to increase the fund OF
! the International Typographical union, to
which Mr.. Childs and Mr. Drexel gave So,
600 last May.
At River Falls, Wis, J. F. Cramer, for
merly OF ST. Paul, accidentally took an
overdose of laudanum. but was saved by
| timely medical intervention.
At meeting OF friends OF the late Presi-
dent Arthur in New York, some weeks ago,
it was resolved to receive subscriptions
| for a monument to be erected over his
| grave to cost not more than $4,000.
| Considerable in excess OF that amonnt was
| subscribed at once
Gov. Hill OF New York has signed The bill
| making Saturday half-holiday through
| out the state
| bill to adopt capital punishment for
murder and rape was defeated,in the Mich
| igan sena te-19 to 10.
The Connecticut house has passed bill
fixing a uniform license OF $500 for strong
| liquors and $50 for beer, wine, etc.
Bishop Williams OF Connecticut, senior
| bishop OF the Protestant Episcopal church,
is a bachelor.
It is rumored that all the Touring mills
will shortly shut down and remain closed
1 all summer.
Fire in the basement press room OF the
Eau Claire Daily Leader damaged presses
/ and material to the extent OF 4 900; dam
age to building, owned by A. D. Buck OF
Fall Creek, $1,000.
R. 6. Dun & Co. report increased business
at all interior centers since the interstate
law went into effect
j The cashier OF a Joliet bank is missing,
likewise very numerous dollars,
Rev. DR.. Arthur Donnelly, OF st. Nicholas
/ parish, New York, is announced as the sue.
cessor to the late Vicar General Quinn.
i The men Imprisoned in the Victoria coal
mine are thought to be lost.
/ ]. 2. Muir, who had been engaged 10,